How to Use skin graft in a Sentence

skin graft

noun
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  • The next step was to close the wound with a skin graft.
    — AZCentral.com, 10 June 2021
  • Some of the mice then received the skin graft, which used human cells.
    — John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The surgery was a skin graft and tissue transplant from her arm.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The skin grafts are usually taken from donors' backs or the back of their legs.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 11 Dec. 2019
  • At the time, doctors took a skin graft from her left arm to build a new upper lip for her.
    — Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Infections began to spread on her body, and some of the skin grafts could not take hold, Mr. Allen said.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Both Vish and her 6-year-old, Torin, will undergo skin graft surgery this week.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Kennebrew has a small scar on the bridge of her nose, a square scar on her upper right thing and a burn/skin graft on the top of her right hand.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The harvested tissue can then be used in burn units and for life-saving skin grafts.
    — Michael C. Dealoia, cleveland.com, 22 Oct. 2017
  • Mason underwent surgery to get skin grafts to start the healing process.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 1 May 2023
  • Since that day, the couple have had multiple surgeries and skin grafts.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 13 July 2023
  • Wolf said that the first step is allowing the burn wounds to heal, which could include possible skin grafts.
    — Nick Powell, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2018
  • The healing process is a bit different from a flap because the skin graft doesn't have its own blood supply, Minkis says.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 25 May 2021
  • Prescott said the injuries might require a skin graft three weeks after her daughter sustained the burns.
    — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 9 May 2018
  • Her back was spared so her doctor, Kevin Foster, director of the burn unit, takes skin for her skin grafts from there.
    — Karina Bland, azcentral, 2 May 2018
  • The skin grafts were then surgically attached to the infant.
    — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2019
  • His chest and stomach are covered by leathery skin grafts and scar tissue.
    — Cynthia Hubert, sacbee, 6 Sep. 2017
  • In the hospital, Chmielewski had skin grafts with skin taken from her back, thighs and buttocks.
    — Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • The 6-year-old is also expected to undergo surgery on her legs for skin grafts.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
  • Memphis Rose also suffers from pressure sores and may need a skin graft.
    — Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Instead, doctors used a skin graft from Angel’s thigh to repair the damage.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 2 May 2023
  • Pigs have long been used in medicine for procedures like skin grafts and implantations of heart valves.
    — Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The skin grafts come from donors -- like organ donors, skin donors register to donate their skin after death.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 11 Dec. 2019
  • While some wounds heal without stitches, others, like Rupp, will require a skin graft.
    — Fox News, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Autologous skin grafts are painful and create a new wound.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 18 Nov. 2019
  • The water spilled down her leg and into her boot, causing severe burns that required skin grafts and left scarring.
    — Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2019
  • The only solution is to perform the sculptural equivalent of a skin graft.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Perez had trouble using them after having skin grafts on her legs.
    — Natalie Angley, CNN, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Her doctors tried a skin graft, but by then an infection was already moving through her veins.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024
  • Vericel’s other key product is Epicel, a skin graft grown from a patient’s skin cells.
    — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2019

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